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00320188

(−)-α-Bisabolol

primary reference standard

Synonym(s):

(−)-6-Methyl-2-(4-methyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)-5-hepten-2-ol, Levomenol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H26O
CAS Number:
23089-26-1
Molecular Weight:
222.37
EC Number:
208-205-9
MDL number:
MFCD03412455
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329747043
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

primary reference standard

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

C\C(C)=C\CC[C@](C)(O)[C@H]1CCC(C)=CC1

InChI

1S/C15H26O/c1-12(2)6-5-11-15(4,16)14-9-7-13(3)8-10-14/h6-7,14,16H,5,8-11H2,1-4H3/t14-,15+/m1/s1

InChI key

RGZSQWQPBWRIAQ-CABCVRRESA-N

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General description

Produced and qualified by HWI pharma services GmbH.
Exact content by quantitative NMR can be found on the certificate.

Application

Reference Standard in the analysis of herbal medicinal products

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: angelica

Hazard Statements

H412

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

289.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

143 °C - closed cup

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HWI02175
HWI00345-3
HWI00345-2

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Christine Tschiggerl et al.
Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 67(2), 129-135 (2012-03-14)
Chamomile (German Chamomile, Matricaria recutita L., Asteraceae) is one of the most popular medicinal plants in use as an herbal tea for food purposes and in folk medicine. Qualitative and semi-quantitative analyses of the volatile fraction of chamomile herbal tea
Seungbeom Kim et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 49(10), 2580-2585 (2011-07-21)
Although (-)-α-bisabolol, a natural monocyclic sesquiterpene alcohol, is often used as a cosmetic soothing supplement, little is known about its mechanisms of anti-inflammatory effects. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate anti-inflammatory effects of (-)-α-bisabolol and its mechanisms of action.
Seyed Mehdi Razavi
Natural product research, 26(22), 2148-2151 (2011-11-26)
Prangos pabularia Lindl. (Apiaceae) is a widespread perennial herb distributed from Russia to Iran, Turkey, India, Central Asia and Caucasian. It has been used in folk medicine from ancient times as a diuretic agent and a treatment for leukoplakia, digestive
Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati et al.
Journal of natural products, 75(3), 453-458 (2012-02-09)
Apart from a large amount (ca. 2.0%) of α-bisabolol β-D-fucopyranoside (2a), the aerial parts of the Mediterranean weed Carthamus glaucus afforded an unusual triglyceride (E-2-crotonyl-1,3-distearolylglycerol, 7), two lipophilic flavonoids (6a,b), and a series of bisabolane fucopyranosides variously acylated on the
Chiaki Nakano et al.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 12(15), 2271-2275 (2012-10-30)
Now found in bacteria: An increasing number of genome sequences indicate that bacteria possess a variety of terpenoid cyclase genes. The characterization of two sesquiterpene cyclase (SC) genes found in the draft genome sequence of Streptomyces citricolor is described here.
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